Joshua 4:6

4:6 The stones ¹  will be a reminder to you. ²  When your children ask someday, ‘Why are these stones important to you?’

Joshua 5:7

5:7 He replaced them with their sons, ³  whom Joshua circumcised. They were uncircumcised; their fathers had not circumcised them along the way.

[4:6]  ¹ tn Heb “that this may be”; the referent of “this” (the twelve stones) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[4:6]  ² tn Heb “in order that this might be a sign among you.”

[5:7]  ³ tn Heb “their sons he raised up in their place.”